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After more than a decade of losing market share to Sprite, the maker of 7-Up plans to change the soft drink's flavor so it is crisper and not as sweet, a source close to the company confirmed Tuesday. Dr Pepper/Seven Up will announce the flavor change next Monday at a meeting of its bottlers in San Antonio, the source told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Wall Street Journal first reported in Tuesday's editions that the company planned...

C.J. Edwards set 2015 as a timetable to reach the major leagues. But waiting until then isn't as big of an issue for Edwards as what he perceives as a weighty problem. Edwards, the top pitching prospect in the Chicago Cubs' organization, makes no secret of his crusade to add weight. Edwards, who had a 1.96 ERA in six starts at Class-A Daytona after being dealt from the Rangers in the Matt Garza trade, wore a sweatshirt Wednesday while speaking to reporters that hid his svelte...

C.J. Edwards set 2015 as a timetable to reach the major leagues. But waiting until then isn't as big of an issue for Edwards as what he perceives as a weighty problem. Edwards, the top pitching prospect in the Chicago Cubs' organization, makes no secret of his crusade to add weight. Edwards, who had a 1.96 ERA in six starts at Class-A Daytona after being dealt from the Rangers in the Matt Garza trade, wore a sweatshirt Wednesday while speaking to reporters that hid his svelte...

Panko Onion maki : Vegetarian sushi belongs in the same place as vegetarian hot dogs and vegetarian cheeseburgers — the garbage can, as far as I'm concerned. Why bother? That said, the Panko Onion at West Loop's Sushi Dokku (from the de cero and Grange Hall Burger Bar group) is the most interesting nonfish maki roll I can remember sampling. This is essentially fried onion rings and garlic aioli in futomaki sushi form, with sweet, creamy and crunchy notes all in one bite. The white onions have a dual breading of panko...

A federal laboratory will test the contents of a soft-drink bottle that has been linked to a Glendale Heights man's hospitalization over the weekend, officials said. William Courtney, 20, of 57 Devon Ave., told police that on Sunday afternoon he purchased a two-liter bottle of Sprite at Dominick's Finer Foods, 144 S. Gary Ave., Bloomingdale. Within a half-hour, Courtney said he took the soft drink to a friend's house "where he took a few gulps and, almost right away, claims he felt a...

Coca-Cola Co. said on Monday that it had shipped drinks to customers in Myanmar, its first delivery to the country in more than 60 years. After the lifting of U.S. sanctions against the country, formerly known as Burma, Coke is working with local company Pinya Manufacturing Co. to have Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light and Sprite distributed throughout the country. Coke rival PepsiCo Inc. said last month that it had arranged to sell some of its drinks in Myanmar. Coke,...

Once upon a time there was a tiny sprite named Nadia. Only 14 years old and barely bigger than a thimble, she captivated the world during the 1976 Olympics when she tumbled and danced with the strength of a steel spring and the grace of a dainty butterfly. The judges gave her 10s. The public gave her love. A generation of little girls wanted to be just like her. Nadia was perfect. But the sprite lived in the Evil Empire and so she went home and disappeared while other sprites bounced and leaped...

Coca-Cola Co. is testing mid-calorie versions of its Sprite and Fanta soft drinks, the company confirmed on Monday. News of the small test was first reported by beverage industry newsletter Beverage Digest. "It's a test that will explore the appeal of two new formulations in a small number of stores for a limited time so that we can learn more," Coca-Cola spokesman Scott Williamson said. Rival PepsiCo Inc. recently rolled out a mid-calorie version of its flagship...

Fourteen-year-old dynamite sprite Miley Cyrus is continuing her push for world domination. Her new album, "Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus," has soared to the top of the album charts, making her the youngest recording artist ever to have two No. 1 albums in less than a year. The double-disc "Meet Miley," designed to serve as both a soundtrack sequel and as Cyrus' official solo debut, moved 326,000 copies for the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. ---------- ...

The recipe for Jungle Juice calls for two kinds of schnapps, four bottles of wine, 9 liters of gin/vodka/rum and a liter of Everclear, diluted by about half with Sprite and Hawaiian Punch. Oh, and assorted fruit, soaked overnight in the booze. What comes next isn't pretty, and we're not saying that because we're old. We're saying it because the recipe, which we found online, was accompanied by a young man's breezy narrative about getting really drunk, really fast and ending up in a...

Detectives in Queens caught a man they call The Snacking Bandit or Hamburglar. He was arraigned Friday on burglary charges. He also is accused of raiding refrigerators. Police said he once ordered a victim to stay in bed while he ate. And once he left a half-eaten piece of pie on a kitchen table. There were 11 cases of breaking, entering and eating between April 8 and June 7, all carried out beween 9 p.m. and 2 a.m., a detective said. "He would eat pretty much anything, but he had a fetish...

On a beautiful summer weekend, under a canopy of oak trees at Vasa Park in South Elgin, the fairy people gathered. Hundreds of them, many of them winged, some wearing pointy ears, others with curly-toed footwear. Welcome to the World of Faeries Festival 2008. "We tell people, it's a fantasy festival, so come in your Renaissance or fantasy gear," said Dave Yaeger of Crystal Lake, who with his wife, Gloria, puts the annual event together. "It's not a must, but I'd say 15 or 20 percent come dressed."

Playing favorites helps beat the odds in such things as horse racing, but in the garden it means planting varieties that have better chances of performing to your expectations. Hence, some favorites: Made for the shade Astilbe `Sprite' has been selected as the perennial plant of the year by the Perennial Plant Association. Showing its feathery, light pink arching bloom stalks in July and August, Sprite can take full sun but grows best in partial shade....

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Panko Onion maki : Vegetarian sushi belongs in the same place as vegetarian hot dogs and vegetarian cheeseburgers — the garbage can, as far as I'm concerned. Why bother? That said, the Panko Onion at West Loop's Sushi Dokku (from the de cero and Grange Hall Burger Bar group) is the most interesting nonfish maki roll I can remember sampling. This is essentially fried onion rings and garlic aioli in futomaki sushi form, with sweet, creamy and crunchy notes all in one bite. The white onions have a dual breading of panko...

Fourteen-year-old dynamite sprite Miley Cyrus is continuing her push for world domination. Her new album, "Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus," has soared to the top of the album charts, making her the youngest recording artist ever to have two No. 1 albums in less than a year. The double-disc "Meet Miley," designed to serve as both a soundtrack sequel and as Cyrus' official solo debut, moved 326,000 copies for the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. ---------- ...

By David Wharton and Mike Bresnahan, Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times | September 3, 2004

Before that night in the summer of 2003 when Kobe Bryant invited a 19-year-old hotel employee to his room, the Los Angeles Lakers star belonged to select company. Like Tiger, Shaq and Serena, he was among a handful of American athletes who could be identified by one name. On Madison Avenue, that translated into tens of millions in endorsement dollars. Now, marketing experts say, his name has expanded to "Kobe Bryant, once accused of sexual assault." "Now he has that tagline," said...

By David Wharton and Mike Bresnahan, Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times | September 3, 2004

Before that night in the summer of 2003 when Kobe Bryant invited a 19-year-old hotel employee to his room, the Los Angeles Lakers star belonged to select company. Like Tiger, Shaq and Serena, he was among a handful of American athletes who could be identified by one name. On Madison Avenue, that translated into tens of millions in endorsement dollars. Now, marketing experts say, his name has expanded to "Kobe Bryant, once accused of sexual assault." "Now he has that tagline," said...

Erik Estrada is trying to get you to put ketchup on your tostones. You're too much of a purist. "Dale," he says. Go ahead. "Dip it in there." You give in, reaching into the mound of Heinz on his plate. But it's just wrong. "I love ketchup," he says. "When we had nothing to eat as a kid, I used to have ketchup and Wonder bread. It was good too." He was in town to promote a new Sprite commercial he's starring in. He plays a cop -- talk about your career stretch...

Did they come in search of The Roots or was it the revenge of N.E.R.D. at the seven-hour aural orgy Saturday night? The answer is unclear, but a multicultural, cross-generational crowd came out in full force at the Tweeter Center to support the musical melting pot of alternative rock, underground hip-hop and whatever N.E.R.D is doing. As part of Sprite's Liquid Mix Tour, Robert Randolph, Talib Kweli and O.A.R. held their own, basking in the limelight usually reserved for more...